Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2814
2534
2275
2147
1838
1446
1314
1155
1016
888
759
643
663
537
494
215
228
179
228
165
156
116
120
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
5
SE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
WNW
5
SW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
W
0
W
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
7:06AM1.89m
7:30PM1.78m
8:02AM1.89m
8:27PM1.75m
9:02AM1.89m
9:28PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.24m
1:49AM0.21m
2:27PM0.26m
2:47AM0.22m
3:27PM0.27m
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Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
15
14
12
11
12
13
11
13
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
7
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
7
7
9
12
11
8
8
9
9
7
9
15
15
14
11
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